Peter Schmeichel

Date of birth

18 November 1963

Place of birth

Gladsaxe

Nationality

Danish

Weight

102 kg

Height

1.93 m

Position

Goalkeeper

A larger than life figure, one of the world's greatest-ever keepers mastered his art with his immense frame effectively reducing the goal size whilst his verbal presence demanded the best from his defenders. Peter's career began at Hvidovre. The 'Great Dane' moved on to Brondby where he won the Danish championship in 1987, 1988 and 1989, their FA Cup in 1989 and was named Denmark's Player of the Year in 1990. A bigger stage awaited and it was suitably found in 1991 at Manchester United. His time between the Old Trafford sticks coincided with United's unprecedented success. In eight seasons, the Premiership title was secured on five occasions (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999), along with three FA Cup wins (1994, 1996, 1999), one League Cup (1992) and a European Super Cup. It came to a perfect finale in 1999 when United completed their epic treble with Peter captaining the Reds as they won the European Champions' League Final against Bayern Munich. His next stop was Sporting Lisbon where his first season culminated in the Portuguese title coming to the Estadio Jose Alvalade in 2000 for the first time in 18 years. Peter returned to the Premiership in 2001 when he joined Aston Villa before his final season (2002-03) at Manchester City.

The highlight of his international career was undoubtedly Denmark's remarkable success in the 1992 European Championships. The last of his record 129 caps was against Slovenia in April 2001. His influence on English football was recognised in 2000 when he was awarded an honorary MBE.

Club history

Team

Joined

Left

Loan / Trialist

Hvidovre

01 Jan 1984

01 Jan 1987

Brøndby

01 Jan 1987

12 Aug 1991

Manchester United

12 Aug 1991

20 Jun 1999

Sporting Clube Portugal

20 Jun 1999

20 Jul 2001

Aston Villa

20 Jul 2001

30 Jun 2002

Manchester City

13 Jul 2002

30 Jun 2003

Club stats

Season

Team

Competition

Apps

Subs

Clean sheets

Conceded

Y

R

1991-92

Manchester United

FA Cup

3

1

1

1991-92

Manchester United

League Cup

6

4

1

1991-92

Manchester United

League Division One

40

26

9

1991-92

Manchester United

UEFA European Cup Winners Cup

3

1

1991-92

Manchester United

UEFA Super Cup

1

1

1992-93

Manchester United

FA Cup

3

3

1992-93

Manchester United

League Cup

2

1

1

1992-93

Manchester United

Premier League

42

14

31

1992-93

Manchester United

UEFA Cup

1

1993-94

Manchester United

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1993-94

Manchester United

FA Cup

7

4

3

1993-94

Manchester United

League Cup

8

7

1

1993-94

Manchester United

Premier League

40

13

37

1993-94

Manchester United

UEFA Champions League

4

3

1994-95

Manchester United

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1994-95

Manchester United

FA Cup

7

3

6

1994-95

Manchester United

Premier League

32

18

14

1994-95

Manchester United

UEFA Champions League

3

2

1995-96

Manchester United

FA Cup

6

4

2

1995-96

Manchester United

League Cup

1

1

1995-96

Manchester United

Premier League

36

18

30

1

1995-96

Manchester United

UEFA Cup

2

1

1996-97

Manchester United

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1996-97

Manchester United

FA Cup

3

1

2

1996-97

Manchester United

Premier League

36

12

41

2

1996-97

Manchester United

UEFA Champions League

9

4

4

1997-98

Manchester United

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1997-98

Manchester United

FA Cup

4

8

1997-98

Manchester United

Premier League

32

14

20

1997-98

Manchester United

UEFA Champions League

7

2

5

1998-99

Manchester United

FA Charity Shield

1

3

1998-99

Manchester United

FA Cup

8

3

3

1998-99

Manchester United

Premier League

34

7

35

1998-99

Manchester United

UEFA Champions League

13

3

15

2000-01

Sporting Clube Portugal

Portuguese First Division

22

6

27

2

2000-01

Sporting Clube Portugal

UEFA Champions League

4

9

2001-02

Aston Villa

FA Cup

1

3

2001-02

Aston Villa

League Cup

2

1

1

2001-02

Aston Villa

Premier League

29

4

35

1

2001-02

Aston Villa

UEFA Cup

2

1

3

2001-02

Aston Villa

UEFA Intertoto Cup

2

1

1

2002-03

Manchester City

FA Cup

1

1

2002-03

Manchester City

League Cup

1

2

2002-03

Manchester City

Premier League

29

7

38

1

Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.